California · Family Code
FAM §772: After entry of a judgment of legal separation of the parties, the earnings or accumulations of each party are the separate property of the party acquiring the earnings or accumulations.
What this law says, in plain English
After a legal separation judgment, each party's earnings and accumulations become that party's separate property.
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After entry of a judgment of legal separation of the parties, the earnings or accumulations of each party are the separate property of the party acquiring the earnings or accumulations.
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